Bigger size: 2200x2299
DATE
October 12th, 2008
PHOTO
Exposure: Mosaic of 2 x 1/200 seconds
Focal: 2160mm, f/21.6
EQUIPMENT
Imaging Scope: Televue NP101is + Powermate x4
Camera: Canon 40D IR/UV filter
Guide camera: N/A
Guide scope: N/A
Mount: Takahashi EM-400
SITE & CONDITIONS
My front yard in Sunnyvale, CA
Seeing: Ok
Transparency: Ok
SOFTWARE
Stacking: N/A
Processing: Photoshop & PixInsight
COMMENTS
Is the moon really like this? Well, sort of. This is what happens when you take a picture of the moon, neutralize the colors (so the median of the values of R, G and B is the same) and then saturate the image. So in a way, yes, those colors are real, and the only difference is that they've been exaggerated a bit. This was the first time I attempted to take a "colored moon" photo, but I enjoyed it so much I expect to do some more in the future :-)
